Q-Eng

2013/7/9 go gaga

media pen
↓
pen：a small piece of land surrounded by a fence in which farm animals are kept
ex.a sheep pen

Alexandra：[`ælɪgzˈændrə]・・・xは[z]で濁るんですね。

go gaga
gaga：
1. confused and not able to think clearly, especially because you are old
・・・ex. He has gone completely gaga.
2. slightly crazy because you are very excited about somebody/something, or very much in love
・・・ex. The fans went totally gaga over the band.

gagaといえば、Lady GAGAですが、嘘かほんとか、Queenの"Radio gaga"からとったとか。

expectingだけで、妊娠しているを表すんですね。havingみたいな感じかな？

2013/7/18 pace

pace(v.)
1. to walk up and down in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry
2. pace something: to set the speed at which something happens or develops
3. pace yourself: to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to do

pace something off/out
to measure the size of something by walking across it with regular steps

induce
3 induce somebody/something (medical)： to make a woman start giving birth to her baby by giving her special drugs

ダイアナさんが誘発剤打った話は知りませんでした。
あ、そして出産時の誘発にinduceを使うことも。

2013/7/23　heir to the throne
やりました。
heirは知ってるけど、hつけて読んじゃうなぁ＾＾；

2013/07/30　heist

heist　発音は[hάɪst]、名詞と動詞があります。
ちょうどニュースで英会話8/2放送分でも出てきた単語です。
an act of stealing something valuable from a shop/store or bank；robbery
ニュースでは特に銀行強盗など大規模な事件で使われます。

brazen(a.)：open and without shame, usually about something that people find shocking；shameless

swipe(vi.,vt.)：
1 .[swipe (at) somebody/something] to hit or try to hit somebody/something with your hand or an object by swinging your arm

2. [swipe something] (informal) to steal something

3. [swipe something] to pass a plastic card, such as a credit card, through a special
machine that is able to read the information that is stored on it

pinchとかnickとかこの手の意味の俗語っていっぱい出てくる＾＾；

smash-and-grab(a.)・・・いかにも手荒な強盗って感じww
relating to the act of stealing from a shop/store by breaking a window and taking the goods you can see or reach easily

corral：[kəˈræl]
(n.)(in N America) a fenced area for horses, cows etc. on a farm or ranch
(v.)1. to force horses or cows into a corral
2. to gather a group of people together and keep them in a particular place

at gunpoint：while threatening somebody or being threatened with a gun

accomplice：a person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong

2013/08/02　temporary asylum

no prior noticeが聞き取れないし、意味もさっぱりわかりませんでした＾＾；

2013/8/27　heinous／米 シリアの化学兵器使用を非難

heinous
OALDには、morally very bad
しか書いてないけど、他を見ると、shockingとか、hatefullyって書いてあるのもありました。
解説でも「憎むべき」って言ってましたね。

accountability　←　accountable
responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked

(UN) mandate：
1. the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election
2. the period of time for which a government is given power
3. an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task
4. the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past

defiant(a.)
openly refusing to obey somebody/something, sometimes in an aggressive way

2013/8/26 audacity／キング牧師演説から50年

audacity　←　audacious[ɔːdéɪʃəs]の名詞形
brave but rude or shocking behaviour；nerve
audacious：willing to take risks or to do something shocking；daring

>>キーワードは、audacity「大胆」。
>>「大胆不敵さ、勇敢さ、自由奔放さ」。
>>オバマ大統領の著書の題名にも使われた単語です。

the Reverend：the title of a member of the clergy that is also sometimes used to talk to or about one

preacher：a person, often a member of the clergy, who gives religious talks and often performs religious ceremonies, for example in a church

あの有名なスピーチの時、キング牧師はまだ34歳の若さだったんですね。

2013/10/10　people pleaser

People pleasers are the biggest targets of bullies.
「お人よしのタイプの人が最もいじめの対象になりやすい」。

キーワードは、people pleaser「お人よし」。
文字通りには「人を喜ばせる人」。
「八方美人」という意味もありますが、ここでは
「（相手に好かれようとして）相手のなすがままになってしまう人」。
職や地位を失いたくないというおそれから、
職場でbullying「いじめ」が広がる傾向があると、
ABCニュースは伝えています。
disease to pleaseは「人に気に入られたい病」、
つまり「人に好かれたい願望」のこと。
learn to say noは「『いやです』と言うようにする」。

「ニュースで英会話」がログインできず、聞けませんでしたので、
こっちを、、、ｗ

10月21日 (月)harsh words　米共和党内に亀裂
聞きました。

good bet　《a ～》有望な人［物・策］、かなり確かなこと、ほぼ間違いないこと
It's a good bet that
きっと［恐らく］〔that以下〕だと思う。／〔that以下〕は確かである。

>>120 luminさん
あ、るーみんさんだ♪
good bet　いい賭けだ→有望、確かってことですよね。面白いなぁ。

2013/10/30 make good on a promise

The famous designer made good on a promise.：著名なデザイナーが約束を守った。

で、値段は何倍になったの？

make good on a promise：約束を守る
make good：達成する、実行する、成功する

stand tall：頭を上げ、胸を張って堂々と立つ

わぁ～久しぶりの書き込みだ＾＾；
今週(2014/05/19～)はNHKニュースで英会話でABCニュースを題材に取り上げています。
https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/e-news/index.cgi

そこで5/22分の関連ニュースを見ました。
https://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/e-news/news/index.cgi?ymd=20140522

2014/05/08　CO2 emissions

it's underway right here right now.　／　現在も進行中だ

dire ／ 1. very serious 2. (BrE) very bad
～ the climate situation that we're in seems pretty dire.

brace somebody/yourself (for something)
brace somebody/yourself (to do something)
to prepare somebody/yourself for something difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen

2014/06/28　 run out of fuel

zero in on sb/sth
1. to fix all your attention on the person or thing mentioned
2. to aim guns, etc. at the person or thing mentioned

2014/08/09 bipedal

hind (a.)
[only before noun] the hind legs or feet of an animal with four legs are those at the back
Opposite： fore, front
The horse reared up on its hind legs.

talk the hind leg off a donkey：
(informal) to talk too much, especially about boring or unimportant things

amble (v.)
to walk at a slow relaxed speed
Synonym： stroll

roam (v.)
to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction

centipede
a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body and many legs

front paws
walk upright
on all fours
bipedal

2014/10/1
enterovirus D68

respiratory illness　「呼吸器系の病気」
paralysis　「まひ」

complication　「合併症」
2. [countable, usually plural] (medical) a new problem or illness that makes treatment of a previous one more complicated or difficult

エボラ関連を続けてみてみようと思います。
2014/10/2
infectious
1 an infectious disease can be passed easily from one person to another, especially through the air they breathe
2 [not usually before noun] if a person or an animal is infectious, they have a disease that can be spread to others

contagious
1 a contagious disease spreads by people touching each other
2 [not usually before noun] if a person is contagious, they have a disease that can be spread to other people by touch

develop symptom
develop
3. to begin to have something such as a disease or a problem; to start to affect someone or something

2014/10/4
quarantine (n., v.)
a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading
in quarantine ＝ be quarantined

disinfect
to clean something using a substance that kills bacteria

hose (down)
to wash or pour water on something or someone using a hose

2014/10/11

incinerator

CDC：Centers for Disease Control and Prevention　（米）疾病対策センター

bedding
1. the sheets and covers that you put on a bed, often also the mattress and the pillows
2. straw, etc. for animals to sleep on

sterilize
1. to kill the bacteria in or on something
2. to make a person or an animal unable to have babies, especially by removing or blocking their sex organs

Tyvek
(Wikipedia)Tyvek /taɪˈvɛk/ is a brand of flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers, a synthetic material; the name is a registered trademark of DuPont. The material is very strong; it is difficult to tear but can easily be cut with scissors or a knife. Water vapor can pass through Tyvek, but not liquid water, the material lending itself to a variety of applications.

fraction
1. 1 a small part or amount of something
2. a division of a number, for example 5/8
～, so not a fraction of skin is exposed.

2014/10/17

hazmat suit　「防護服」。
hazmatはhazardous material「危険物」の略。

safety lapseで「安全上の過失、落ち度」。

おまけ。自分でニュース映像を見ていて調べた単語

valet (n., v.)
1. a person who parks your car for you at a hotel or restaurant
2. a man's personal servant who takes care of his clothes, serves his meals, etc.
3. a hotel employee whose job is to clean the clothes of hotel guests

Presbyterian (n., a.)
a member of a branch of the Christian Protestant Church that is based on the teachings of John Calvin and is governed by elders who are all equal in rank.
長老教会の (cf. episcopal 2).

潜伏期間
incubation period　←　孵化もincubationですね。
latent period ← latent は潜んで、とか、隠れている　の意。